Naslov
DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS' ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

Autori
Zovko, Luka ; Bilić, Ivana ; Dulčić, Želimir

Izvornik
MANAGEMENT-JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT ISSUES (1331-0194) 25 (2020), 1; 25-44

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
entrepreneurial intention ; students ; theory of planned behaviour ; structural equation modelling

Sažetak
As to contribute to the literature on entrepreneurial intention, a survey was conducted on a sample of Croatian students and their entrepreneurial intentions, by using Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour. This theory determines intention through attitudes, behavioural control (self-efficacy), and social norms. Additional four determinants were investigated: role models, education, needs for achievement, and propensity towards risk. We propose that individuals exposed to role models and entrepreneurial education, as well as those who have a higher level of need for achievement and propensity towards risk, are more likely to set up a venture. The survey was conducted at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, Croatia and the obtained data were analysed by using the structural equation modelling technique. A total of 160 survey responses from students were obtained. It was found that attitudes and propensity towards risk positively affect entrepreneurial intention. Surprisingly, self-efficacy and social norms, in addition to role models, education, and the need for achievement, failed to produce a significant effect on entrepreneurial intention.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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